Why DudePerfect Archery Videos actually SUCK

Every time I see a DudePerfect archery video I am disgusted and shake my head. Here is why.

#1. The trick shots they perform in the video are not actually that hard.

#2. Some of the trick shots are performed at very short distances with a compound bow.

#3. Some of the trick shots are not even a trick shot. eg. Shooting seven balloons in a row. That is not a trick shot. It is not even remotely impressive.

#4. Shooting a rope holding a basketball above a basket is not hard. Especially when you can make the attempt many times and only show the one time you succeeded. Any reasonably good archer with a compound bow should be able to perform that within the first 10 attempts.

#5. Even their archery form is bad. It isn't horribly bad, but they make lots of mistakes that cause inaccuracy. This tells me they probably spent 30 minutes or more trying to perfect a single shot due to bad form.

#6. Timing a hit on a giant ball isn't hard - I would be impressed if the target was the size of a bottle cap. Plus the distance he was shooting was very short - and he did it with a compound bow. Make the target smaller, make the distance further, and get rid of the compound bow. (At that distance a beginner who has never done archery before could successfully do that shot with a compound bow, that is how idiot-proof that "trick shot" is.)

#7. Apple off the Dummy's head? Pff. Look how short that distance is. It is less than 15 yards. That is point blank distance - and again with the idiot-proof compound bow.

#8. The basketball-arrow... lame. Not even a trick shot. That is simply a matter of aiming and multiple attempts.

#9. Candle flame at 10 yards? Point blank again, and the idiot-proof compound bow.

#10. Bag of coins dangling from a tree - again, point blank.

#11. The throwing disc flying target? Short range, two people making the attempt - doubles the odds at least one of them hits. They don't show all the times both idiots missed completely, but we can assume that they missed many times.

#12. Arrow bending? Extremely short range, just a matter of aim. Not even a trick shot. It would be much more impressive if it was longer distance and the target on the far side was moving - which meant the archer's aim had to be much better and they had to time it properly.

#13. Underwater bowling pin? It isn't even moving. Shooting a moving fish would be harder - you know, bowfishing.

#14. Slow moving toy plane in the air? Slow... and short range.

#15. Idiot in a bear costume hitting a basketball at short range with a blunt arrow. Little kids could do that shot.


#16. Moving Egg - finally a tiny moving target! But look at how short the range is. It is less than 5 yards away and he is using a compound bow. To make this harder it should be - two moving targets that have to both be timed, longer distance, and a more difficult bow (eg. a horsebow would be interesting).

#17. 2 foot wide ring, thrown in front of the target - All you do is aim at the target (which is very short range) and then time the release. (Note that he points on the target was horrible, would have been more impressive if it was also a bullseye.

#18. Clay shooting - finally something difficult. No complaints there. It was actually a decent height.

#19. Do we really need to listen to them singing on helium?

#20. Remember the balloons shot I complained about at the top? They did it short range with a compound bow. A complete beginner could do that shot.

#21. Shooting from the sunroof of a moving truck - at a non-moving target, short distance, with an idiot proof compound bow. Not even that hard to do.

#22. 500 yards with a compound bow at a balloon? I have seen this shot done before - at longer distances. While it would have taken him multiple attempts, it is not really an impressive shot. Even someone with just a little experience shooting a compound bow could do that shot within the first half hour of attempting it.

#23. The music is horribly macho nonsense. Very annoying and meant to distract the viewer from the fact that these "trick shots" are not even that hard.

Conclusions? DudePerfect archery videos are nothing special. They are just repackaging "trick shots" that are actually so easy a relative beginner could do them.

The Social Stages of Archery

Stage 1. The Newborn - The newbs of archery are bursting with questions and ignorance. If they are smart, they ask questions of more experienced archers and try to learn quickly. Socially, their goals should be to befriend the more experienced archers so they can learn faster.

Stage 2. The Toddler - These archers have learned how to walk, understand the basics of form, and they're able to talk about it. They know that they don't know everything, but they have also determined that they learn quite a bit by talking to their fellow archers.

Stage 3. The Addict - These archers start hanging out at the range every time they get a chance and are even bringing their friends. They talk about archery often even when not at the range, watch all the movies and TV shows, and cannot get enough of it. Their addiction effects them daily, causing them to want to be at the range constantly.

Stage 4. The Yapper - These archers won't shut up. They yap all the time, often pushing their knowledge (which may be faulty) unto other archers, bragging about their skills, about their bow(s), about specific equipment, and won't shut up about it. These archers get on the nerves of more experienced archers who frankly don't care any more. (Note, this stage can sometimes come before stage 3.)

Stage 5. The Master - Experience best describes these archers. They've heard everything and just don't care any more. You can spot the experienced archers in the fact that they obviously know how to shoot, they only socialize when they choose to do so, they can be talkative and share their knowledge, but they have the good manners to not be pushing their ideas and knowledge unto other archers. Their humility about their skills shows in the fact that they avoid bragging about it. To be a Master of any skill one must learn humility. Some of these Masters may even take up teaching archery, putting their skills to use helping others to learn the art of archery.

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